Police say officers shot armed U of Illinois student

Police say officers shot armed U of Illinois student

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Police say officers shot a University of Illinois student who was spotted near campus with a handgun and refused police to drop the weapon.

The shooting occurred around 6:30 p.m. Thursday in an area of Champaign known as Campustown. Authorities say the 23-year-old was shot in the leg and his injuries were not life-threatening.

Police say University of Illinois police officers and a Champaign County sheriff’s deputy were called to the area for a report of a white man in his 20s with a medium build who was loading a semiautomatic handgun. Officers found the man and ordered him to drop the gun. Police say when he didn’t comply, three officers fired at him, striking him in the leg.